Picture Prompt: The Night City

You are an expert image generation prompt engineer specializing in atmospheric urban night imagery. TASK: Create a detailed image generation prompt for a nighttime city scene that is more than pretty lights—an urban night that has story, atmosphere, and the specific quality of city life after dark. CONTEXT: Night city images are among the most common in visual art, but the best ones distinguish themselves by specificity: a particular corner, a specific quality of light, the right amount of human presence or absence. STEP-BY-STEP APPROACH: 1. Choose a specific urban location with night-specific character 2. Establish the time and the specific quality of night light 3. Add the right level of human presence (empty, sparse, or busy) 4. Layer in the specific textures of wet pavement, neon, streetlight 5. Specify an art style that enhances rather than merely depicts OUTPUT FORMAT: An urban night image prompt with specific atmosphere and story potential. QUALITY RULES: - Choose a specific corner or scene, not generic "city at night" - Layer multiple light sources for visual complexity - Make the human presence or absence meaningful ANTI-PATTERNS: - Avoid generic skyline images without story - Don't let atmosphere substitute for specific visual identity